Senate Committee Prepares Draft over Trump Statement

Islamabad (August 28, 2017): The Senate Whole Committee has prepared the draft over the US president Donald Trump statement and US relations.

The committee meeting presided over by Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani and the preceding kept in-camera following the request of foreign minister Khawaja Asif. Committee discussed the proposals given by the drafting committee in this connection.

Sources told that foreign minister Khawaja Asif told the meeting that government has summoned Pakistan’s US envoy in September and after consultation with him a joint policy will be designed regarding Pak-US ties.

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Senator Mushahid Hussain said that six-member committee has suggested the foreign minister’s visit to China, Russia and other countries rather visit to US.

Chairman senate Raza Rabbani told the meeting that he had informed the PM committee proposals should be brought in parliament joint session as National Assembly has not the right to amend the draft.